FUTURE TENSES

1.- PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE A._ Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable form, using present continuous or present simple. 1.- We _________ (have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come? 2.- I __________ (not/go) away for my holidays next month because I haven't got enough money. ___________ (you/go) away? 3.- The concert this evening ____________ (start) at 7.30. 4.- John, is it true that you ___________ (get) married next week? 5.- The art exhibition ___________ (open) on 3rd May and ___________ (finish) on 15th July. 6.- What time ____________ (the next train/leave)? 7.- Ann, we ____________ (go) to town. ___________ (you/come) with us? 8.- We _________ (go) to the theatre this evening. 9.___________ (the film/begin) at 3.30 or 4.30? 2.- WILL or BE GOING TO A._ Fill in the gap with the correct form of will or be going to. 1.- Can you help me? My car ______________ start. 2.- Yes, just wait a minute and then I __________ have a look for you. 3.- It's easy to see that your car _____________ start. You'd better get a bus. 4.- Give me a hand with moving this desk, __________ you? 5.____________ you just _____________ sit there like a vegetable all day? 6.- I _____________ pass that exam if it kills me. 7.- I ____________ believe that when I see it! 8.- I ___________ attend that lecture tomorrow. I've heard she's a very good speaker. 9.- I ____________ go to England next week. I'm very excited. B._ Put the verb in brackets into the correct form using WILL or BE GOING TO. 1.- A: I've got a terrible headache. B: Have you? Wait there and I _________ (get) an aspirin for you. 2.- A: Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: I __________ (wash) the car. 3.- A: I've decided to repaint this room. B: Oh, have you? What colour ______ (you/paint) it? 4.- A: Look! There's smoke coming out of that house. It's on fire! B: Good heavens! I __________ (call) the fire brigade immediately. 5.- A: The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe, does it? B: No, it looks as if it ________ (fall) down. 6.- A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping? B: Yes, I ________ (buy) something for dinner. 7.- A: I can't work out how to use this camera. B: It's quite easy. I __________ (show) you. 8.- A: What would you like to drink_ tea or coffee? B: I __________ (have) tea, please. 9.- A: Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school? B: Oh yes. Everything is planned. He __________ (have) a holiday for a few weeks and then he _________ (start) a computer programming course. 10.- A: Did you post that letter for me? B: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot. I __________ (do) it now. 3.- WILL - BE GOING TO - PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS A._ Fill in the gap with will, be going to, the present simple, or the present continuous, of the verb in brackets. 1._ I'm tired. I think I ______________ (have) a rest. 2._ Don't come round after lunch. I __________ (have) a rest. 3._ Don't come round after lunch. She ___________ (have) a music lesson. 4._ __________ you __________ (do) anything this evening? 5._ The President __________ (come) to our town today and everybody ___________ (hope) to get a good look at him. It looks like the weather _____________ (be) good. 6._ I ____________ (see) him tomorrow. He ____________ (come) to the office. So I ____________ (talk) to him about the trip then if you like. Then we ____________ (know) when we _____________ (go). B._ In the monologue and the two dialogues below, put the words in brackets into a future form. (a) Fay and Tom both work at a children's hospital.

Tom: (you go) ____________ to the staff dance tomorrow night? Fay: No. I (take) ___________ some of the children to the seaside tomorrow, so I (not/get back) ___________ in time. How about you? (you go) ___________? Tom: Oh yes. I (be) ____________ there. Fay: And you (take) ___________ a partner? Tom: No, I don't think I (ask) _____________ anyone to go with me. Fay: Why not? Ask Jean. I'm sure she (not/say) ____________ no if you ask her. (b) Lucy has passed an exam, but Joy has failed. Lucy: Bad luck, Joy. But never mind. Joy: It (be)__________ a busy summer for me now. Lucy: The next exam (take) ___________ place in September. You (try) ____________ again then? Joy: Yes. I (revise)______________ something different each day of the holidays. You're lucky_ you (lie) ______________ on the beach all the time! Lucy: You (not/take) ____________ any time off? Everybody needs a rest some time, you know. Joy: I can't afford to. I expect I (study) _______________ for ever and I still (not/pass) ____________ even in the year 2000! Lucy: Don't be silly! I'm sure you (pass) ____________ in September. (c) Danny is ayoung businessman planning to open a disco, but he needs more money. He asks Ned Lucas to help him with the money. "Ned, I (open) _____________ a disco. I've been planning this for some months now. But it (take) ________________ a lot of money to get it started. You (lend) ____________ me 50.000? I (pay) _____________ it back soon_ you (not/have to) _______________ wait long. Of course, you could join me as a partner. We (share) ______________ the profits. This disco (be) ______________ a great success, because there's nothing for teenagers in this town at the moment. Every businessman in town (wish) ______________ he had thought of it. In six months we (recover) _____________ all the money we've put into it. Look, Ned. You (not/get) ______________ another chance like this! The thing is, I can buy it at a really low price! It's a nightclub at the moment. But the owner has had trouble with the police, and he (not/be able) _______________ to continue with the club much longer. He wants to get rid of it, so he (sell) ______________ it to me cheap. We've already agreed matters on the telephone , and I (meet) _________________ him tomorrow. The timetable is that we (sign) ______________ the agreement tomorrow, and I (pay) __________________ him the money within fourteen days. I know that if I don't pay in time , he (send) ___________________ some of his friends round to see me. So I must get the money, somehow." C._ Sue and Kate are discussing their holiday plans. Complete the conversation with a suitable future form. Sue: Where you and Ben (go) _________________ for your holidays, Kate? Kate: Morocco. We (spend) _________________ ten days in Agadir. Sue: Oh, that (be)_________________ nice. When you (go)__________________ ? Kate: On Friday night. Our plane (leave) _________________ at 7.00, and we (arrive) ________________ at 4.00 in the morning. Sue: You (need) ________________ a holiday after that. Kate: Oh, I don't mind night flights. Anyway, we (enjoy) ________________ the sunshine this time next week. Sue: You (stay) _______________ in a hotel? Kate: Yes, a big hotel not far from the beach. Sue: Our holiday (not be) ______________ until next month. Jerry and I (tour) ________________ Scotland in the car, we've decided. We (do) ______________ some walking, too. The weather (not be) _________________ like Agadir, of course. Kate: How long you (go) ______________ for? Sue: Two weeks. We haven't been to Scotland before, so it (be) __________________ something different. Kate : You (take) ________________ your caravan? Sue: No, we don't want to take the caravan. We (have to) __________________ find hotels to stay in. Kate: Well, we (be) _________ back from Morocco before you go. Sue: Have a nice time, Kate.

4.- FUTURE CONTINUOUS A.- Insert the correct Future Continuous form. 1.- I envy you John! This time next week you (sunbathe) __________________________ at Palermo. 2.- At three oclock tomorrow I (cross) __________________________ the Atlantic. 3.- Please dont telephone between two and four oclock. I (teach) __________________________ then. 4.- We cant meet before Saturday as I (work) __________________________ overtime until then. 5.- Father is late tonight! He (travel) __________________________ by a later train, probably. 6.- Yes, he (work) __________________________ late at the office, no doubt. 7.- Come at one oclock. I (wait) __________________________ for you in my office. 8.- As soon as he arrives conduct him to the library. A good fire (burn) __________________________ there soon. 9.- Please dont disturb me. I (write) __________________________ in the study till bed-time. 10.- If you need my help, please call me. I (watch) __________________________ television in the lounge. 11.- Its my wifes birthday next Friday. We (give) __________________________a party as usual. 12.- She (send) __________________________ out her invitations at the last minute again, I suppose. 13.- Im afraid I shant be able to come as I (visit) __________________________ my parents in the country. 14.- Tomorrow is Sunday. I take it that we (go) __________________________ to church in the morning. 15.- Mary (not come) __________________________ with us unless she feels much better. 16.- Its no use calling on Saturday afternoon. Tom (get ready) __________________________ to go to the match. 17.- You must change for dinner. Everybody (wear) __________________________ an evening dress, Im sure. 18.- we (have) __________________________ that awful dance band again this year? It gets worse every year. 19.- The kettle (boil) __________________________ in a minute or two. Do stay and have a cup pf tea. 20.- Im sorry, my husband isnt home yet but he (arrive) __________________________ at any moment now. 21.- Peters examinations are next month. Naturally he (study) __________________________ hard till then. 22.- Are we to understand that we (not see) __________________________ him for a whole month? 23.- Not exactly, but he (spend) __________________________most of his evenings with his books. 24.- If all goes well, The firm (do) __________________________ much more business this time next year. 25.What you (do) __________________________ in five years time? 5.- FUTURE PERFECT A- Insert the correct Future Perfect form. 1.- The magistrates will give their decision tomorrow. They (hear) ___________________ the evidence by then. 2.- The firm will be more prosperous by next summer. We (begin) _______________ work on an important contract in the meantime. 3.- You will find the key under the doormat. I (leave) ________________ it there on my way to work. 4.- He gets a pension in 2006. He (work) ________________ for us for thirty years then. 5.- We hope to go to England next year. We (learn) ________________ quite a lot of English before then, of course. 6.- By the time we come back, we (visit) _________________ most places of interest in London. 7.- We can call on the manager about two two oclock. He (have) ________________ lunch by that time. 8.- Im sorry I cant see you at seven tomorrow evening. I (not finish) ________________ work then. 9.- Mary will return my book next week. She (have) ________________ time to read it carefully, I hope. 10.- What shall I be doing in ten years from now? I (marry) ________________ but I dont know whether I (settle) ________________ down. B.- Complete the following sentences with the future perfect tense form of the verbs in parentheses. 1.- Iam sure they (complete) ________________ the new road by June. 2.- He says that before he leaves he (see) ________________ every show in town. 3.- If you dont make a note of that appointment, you (forget) ________________ it by next week. 4.- By this time next month, all the roses (die) ________________. 5.- By January first, all our work for the

year (be finished) ________________ and our reports (be turned) ________________ in. 6.By the time you arrive, I (finish) ________________ reading your book. 7.- I (be) ________________ in this country two years on next January 12. 8.- By this time next year, you (forget) ________________ all your present troubles. 9.- A century from now, wars, I hope, (become) ________________ a thing of the past. 10.- Perhaps by that time, we (learn) ________________ that it is better to cooperate than to fight. 11.- If he hasnt begun to study yet, he certainly (not learn) ________________ all his lessons by tomorrow. 12.- I hope that by this time next year a treaty of peace (be signed) ________________. 13.- When you are my age, you (learn) ________________ much about people and their weaknesses. 14.- A year from now he (take) ________________ his medical exams and begun to practise. 15.They (complete) ________________ the new bridge by the end of the year. 6.- FUTURE PERFECT - FUTURE CONTINUOUS A.- Put in the simple future, the future progressive or the future perfect simple. FLYING JUNK By the middle od the 21st century we (build) _____________________ space stations which (circle) _____________________ the earth and (probably cicle) _____________________ the moon, too. We (establish) _____________________ bases on planets like Mars. At present, we use radar to watch nearly 8,000 objects in space. In addition, there are at least 30,000 bits of rubbish from the size of marbles to the size of basket balls flying round the earth. These (increase) _____________________ in number by the year 2050 and (orbit) _____________________ the earth. All these bits and pieces are watched by NORAD (North American Radar Defence Command). NORAD (have) _____________________ more and more rubbish to watch as the years go by. Some bits fall back to earth, like the Russian satellite C954, which crashed in the Northern Territories of Canada in 1978. Crashing junk could give us a bad headache. Most of the stuff (stay) _____________________ up there, we hope. The sad fact is that we who are alive today (not clear up) _____________________ our own junk tomorrow. Perhaps we (just watch) _____________________ from some other safe place as it goes round and round the earth! B.- The president of Pacifica is making a speech on television. Complete the blanks with a suitable future perfect or future progressive form. Citizens of Pacifica! In twelve months time, the average income of our people (rise) _____________________ by five per cent, while inflation (not rise) _____________________ at all. By 2006, neighbouring countries (marvel) _____________________ at our progress, for they (not equal) _____________________ our success. In fact, by 2007, we (overtake) _____________________ Arctica and Atlantica. By 2008, our factories (produce) _____________________ all the good we need. By 2009, the number of schools in our country (double) _____________________. By 2010, we (build) _____________________ 200 new hospitals. By 2011, you (enjoy) ____________________ a better standard of living than at any time in our countrys history!